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>>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. IT IS DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE
CLASSIC LOVE STORIES NEVER
TOLD.
TOLD.
TOLD. 'PRIDE & JOY: THE MARVIN GAYE
MUSICAL' SHOWCASES THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARVIN
GAYE AND ANNA GORDON GAYE.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE PERFORMERS
PLAYING MARVIN GAYE HIMSELF,
CHAE STEPHEN HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I LOVE IT.
TELL US ABOUT THE SHOW, THE
GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. 'PRIDE & JOY: THE MARVIN GAYE
MUSICAL' IS A LOVE STORY
BETWEEN MARVIN GAYE AND ANNA
GORDON GAYE.
GORDON GAYE. ANNA WAS 17 YEARS OLDER THAN
MARVIN.
MARVIN.
MARVIN. A
MARVIN. A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. SHE
THAT. SHE WAS A BUSINESS MOGUL.
HE WAS A STRONG-HEADED, BULL-
HEADED GUY.
HEADED GUY. AS A RESULT OF THAT THEY KIND
OF BUMPED HEAD AS LITTLE BIT.
HE WAS A SUPERSTAR, A SEX
SYMBOL AND HE KIND OF THE A
LITTLE INFIDELITY THING GOING
ON, AS WELL.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY
THE FOUNDATION OF THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WAS LOVE AND MUSIC
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS STORY
TELLS.
TELLS.
TELLS. >>
TELLS. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. AND WERE THEY TOGETHER A LONG
TIME?
TIME?
TIME? >>
TIME? >> THEY WERE TOGETHER --
MARRIED FOR --
>> WE WILL LOOK THAT UP.
>> EXACTLY, YES.
>> THE RELATIONSHIP WAS
BUSINESS AND ROMANTIC.
>> IT WAS.
>> SOMETIMES THIS CAN LEAD TO
LOTS OF TROUBLE BECAUSE YOU ARE
IN IT, IN THE THICK OF IT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY MAKE THIS
IS MUSICAL DIFFERENT FROM
OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THE LOVE
STORY COMPONENT?
STORY COMPONENT? >> THE THING IS THIS STORY HAS
BEEN TOLD FROM MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS BEFORE.
WAYS BEFORE. BUT THE THING IS WE HAVE THE
RIGHTS TO 28 SOUNDS FROM THE
MOTOWN CATALOG.
MOTOWN CATALOG. SO WITH THAT SAID YOU WILL
LAUGH, YOU WILL CRY.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU WILL
DANCE AND BE SINGING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT IS A MUSICAL.
YOU WILL SEE SMOKY ROBINSON,
JAKEY WILSON, I MEAN, SO
MANY.
MANY.
MANY. >>
MANY. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE SOUND TRACK OF OUR LIVES.
I PUT OUT PICTURES AND VIDEOS
OF ME SINGING, TRYING TO
PROMOTE MYSELF.
PROMOTE MYSELF. I WAS SEEN BY DEE WILEY THAT SO
HAPPENS TO BE MARVIN GAYE,
III'S BUSINESS PARTNER.
HE SAW ME AND REACHED OUT ON
FACEBOOK AND SAID HEY, WITH
REWORKING ON A PLAY AND I THINK
YOU WOULD BE PERFECT AS MARVIN
GAYE.
GAYE.
GAYE. I
GAYE. I WAS LIKE, YES, RIGHT.
AND HE SAID, NO, WE ARE
REALLY WORKING ON THIS.
I WANT YOU.
SO, THEY HOOKED ME UP IN
DETROIT WITH IS PRODUCERS,
AND I SANG SOME SONGS AND READ
SOME LINES AND GOT THE GIG!
[ LAUGHING ]
>> THAT IS EXCELLENT.
IS THIS STORY SOMETHING THAT
YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> I HAVE BEEN STUDYING MARVIN
GAYE NOW FOR FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. I
YEARS. I USED TO SING ON CRUISE
SHIPS.
SHIPS.
SHIPS. I
SHIPS. I WAS OUT THERE, AND I ALSO
SING WITH CORPORATE BANDS.
I NOTICED THERE WAS A LOT OF
REVIEWS, YOU KNOW, OF OTHER
ARTISTS BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE
DOING MARVIN GAYE.
I SAID I WANT TO TRY THIS, YOU
KNOW?
KNOW?
KNOW? I
KNOW? I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE THE CONTRACT ON THE
CRUISE SHIPS BUT I SAID NO,
LET ME TRY THIS
>> BUILDING A STORY ON THE
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. >>
SIDE. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I WENT FOR IT, DOVE IN.
IT SO HAPPENED THAT IT WORKED
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. I
OUT. I PUSHED FOR IT, THE RIGHT
PEOPLE SAW IT AND HERE WE ARE.
IN THIS IS A LOVELY STORY.
WRITTEN BY MARVIN GAYE, III
AND ACTUAL PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE.
>> THAT IS WONDERFUL.
YOU MEANT TO BE IN THIS ROLE,
TO SING AND PERFORM.
WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO WALK
AWAY FROM?
AWAY FROM? A LOT OF JOY AND LOVE, GETTING
OFF YOUR FEET AS YOU ARE SEEING
IN THE VIDEO.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY
FROM THIS IS, I HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE WHAT
THE LEGEND MARVIN GAYE SPOKE
AND SANG ABOUT.
I REALLY WOULD JUST LIKE FOR
PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY WHAT GOOD
MUSIC WAS AND HOW IT IS
RELEVANT TODAY.
RELEVANT TODAY. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? THROUGH THIS MESSAGE,
HEARTFELT.
HEARTFELT. JUST TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. I THINK YOU SAID IT
BEAUTIFULLY.
BEAUTIFULLY. WHAT MUSIC WAS BACK THEN.
THERE REALLY WAS NOTHING LIKE
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> NOPE.
>> NOPE.
>> NOPE. >> TODAY SOMEBODY MAY ARGUE
WITH ME, AND WE HAVE GREAT
MUSIC, BUT BACK THEN, THE
PLAYERS, THE GROUND BREAKERS
LIKE MARVIN GAYE.
IT IS MUSIC THAT SINGS TO YOUR
SOUL.
SOUL.
SOUL. AND
SOUL. AND I NOTICE IN THE VIDEO THERE
WAS SOMEBODY ELSE PLAYING
MARVIN.
MARVIN.
MARVIN. TELL ME ABOUT THAT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. JAREN MEWES PLAYS THE YOUNGER
MARVIN.
MARVIN.
MARVIN. IT SPANS FROM 1959 TOIES
UNFORTUNATE DEATH IN 1984.
JAREN PLAYS THE YOUNGER, MORE
CLEAN-CUT MARVIN GAYE.
MIDWAY THROUGH THE MUSICAL I
COME OUT AS THE MORE SCRUFFY
AND MORE POLITICAL, OLDER
MARVIN.
MARVIN.
MARVIN. >> YES
>> YES
>> YES >>
>> YES >> WELL, WE CANNOT WAIT.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME AT OF
YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE.
WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. HAVE YOU EVER PERFORMED AT THE
FOX?
FOX?
FOX? >>
FOX? >> I
FOX? >> I HAVE IN SMALLER VENUES BUT
AS FAR AS THE MAIN STAGE, THIS
IS MY FIRST TIME.
IT WILL BE REALLY, REALLY
COOL.
COOL.
COOL. MY
COOL. MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, I
CANNOT WAIT.
CANNOT WAIT. >> IT IS 'PRIDE & JOY: THE
MARVIN GAYE MUSICAL' AT THE FOX
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